Lekcja 12

1. He gave her a hugely expensive diamond ring. 2. Their business has been hugely successful.

It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence

1. Accountants at the firm were asked to turn over reams of financial records as part of the investigation. 2. reams of paperwork/paper 3. reams of information/data/material

1. I seized his arm and made him turn to look at me. 2. He seized the chance/opportunity of a free flight with both hands (= with eagerness or enthusiasm).

The officers of the corporation looted the company of millions of dollars.

The president has failed to get to grips with the two most important social issues of our time.

The couple lost their life savings in some dodgy investments.

1. They are worried that the flow/trickle/stream of tourists could swell into an unmanageable torrent if there are no controls. 2. Heavy rainfall turned the river into a rushing/raging torrent.

Human Resources managers complain that there is a dearth of talented candidates.

That is especially true for teenagers, who may eschew the important experience of a summer job.

The new legislation is intended to stamp out child prostitution.

"I find myself exasperated by the fact that it is wasting everybody's time."

1. Matthew found the service extremely patchy. 2. My knowledge of physics is pretty patchy. 3. The morning will start with some patchy rain/cloud/fog at first

1. His former employer delays sending him an overdue payment. 2. She feels she’s overdue for a promotion.

1. We need to reorganize this ramshackle system. 2. There's a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden

I could hardly hear myself speak above all the hubbub in the bar.

ambient conditions/lighting/noise/temperature

This road leads nowhere. (Ta droga prowadzi donikąd.) They had nowhere to run. (Nie mieli dokąd uciec.) He appeared out of nowhere. (On pojawił się znikąd.)

1. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth. 2. Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank.

1. She has really blossomed recently. 2. She is suddenly blossoming into a very attractive woman.

a health/fire hazard The busy traffic entrance was a hazard to pedestrians.

The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.

That seems a very elaborate way of recording the information - do you really need all of those details?

She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.

1. He has a short attention/concentration span. 3. an average lifespan of 70 years 2. Over a span of just three years, the new government has transformed the country's economic prospects.

With 20 kids running around and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.

1. The doctor says there's no chance/danger of contagion 2. Brazil's stock markets were battered by contagion from the problems in other emerging markets.

1. I was frightened because I had never seen him in such a rage before. 2. He flew into a fit of rage over the smallest mistake. 3. A flu epidemic is raging in/through local schools.

1. How much do you reckon (that) it's going to cost? 2. She's been promising to pay back the money for six months, but I reckon she's just stringing me along.

The shares, which typically were only available to institutions, have been a roaring success.

1. He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights. 2. You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.

1. In the winter I take vitamin C to ward off colds. 2. She was given a magic charm to ward off evil spirits.

He went to the industrial tribunal to seek redress for the way his employers had discriminated against him. Synonim compensation (MONEY)